Oprah’s Hidden Name Revealed: Orpah Behind Oprah on Keke Palmer’s Show
Oprah Winfrey reveals on a Keke Palmer interview that her birth name is Orpah, a biblical name from Ruth 1:14 that, due to spelling confusion at home, evolved into Oprah; Palmer, who is named Lauren Keyana Palmer, is told the backstory as Oprah notes Harpo Productions is Oprah spelled backwards.